20 zyg,enid.e. 



TASCIA, Walker. 

 Tascia pulchra. (Plate X. fig. 3.) 

 Euchromia (Aclytia) finalis (pt.), Walker, Cat. Lep. Het. i. p. 245. n. 77 (1854). 



Dull dark brown : primaries with a quadrifid postmedian hyaline spot : secondaries 

 hyaline white at base, median area bright metallic blue : crest, apex of antennae, back of the 

 eyes, and collar, metallic steel-blue ; second and third segments laterally metallic green, 

 below which all the segments have a line of carmine ; frons and pectus spotted with steel-blue. 

 Primaries below with a dash of metallic blue in the cell : secondaries with basicostal area and 

 a subcostal spot metallic green ; the hyaline area edged with blue ; anal angle greenish ; 

 otherwise as above. Expanse of wings 1 inch 1 line. 



Congo (Curror). 



The type of T. finalis of Walker is from Natal, and is identical with his T. chrysotelus 

 (Lep. Het. vii. p. 1600. n. 1). 



PHACUSA, Walker. 

 Phacusa tenebrosa. (Plate XII. fig. 1.) 



Glaueopis (Phacusa) tenebrosa, Walker, Cat. Lep. Het. i. p. 150. n. 16 (1854). 

 Syntomis tenebrosa, Walker, I. c. vii. p. 1592 (1856). 



Wings hyaline white ; the veins, margins, bases, apices, and a baud before apex in both 

 wings black ; two gold spots at base of primaries : head and thorax black ; the collar, centre 

 of nictathorax, and abdomen golden : abdomen banded with black, anal segment purplish 

 black : secondaries with a pyriform subcostal embossed testaceous spot. Body below black ; 

 venter banded with gold ; anus purplish. Expanse of wings 1 inch. 4 lines. 



North India. 



PHATJDA, Walker. 

 Phauda flammans. (Plate IX. fig. 2.) 

 Euchromia (Phauda) flammans, Walker, Cat. Lep. Het. i. p. 257. n. 98 (1854). 



Primaries dull deep red, with a large oval external black marginal patch : secondaries 

 subhyalinc blackish, with the costa red : head and thorax dull deep red : abdomen brown, 

 densely clothed with long hair, red at the sides, and with two long terminal tufts of black 

 hair. Wings below brighter than above. Body, excepting the base of venter, terminal tufts, 

 the proximal half of femora, the tibia;, and tarsi bright scarlet. Expanse of wings 14 lines. 



North India. 



Phauda fortunii. (Plate IX. fig. 3.) 



Nov. gen. fortunii. Serrich-Schaffer, Aussl. Schmett. i. fig. 223. 



Euchromia (Phauda) fcriadum, Walker, Cat. Lep. Het. i. p. 257. n. 99 (185 I ). 



Wings semitransparent red, with broad apical black patches : primaries usually with the 



